Blush – Blush

Blush
Blush
1993 (no label)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Michael Gouge – Vocals
Jesse Macpherson – Vocals
Jonathan Brotherton – Guitar
Trevor Macpherson – Bass
Gary Youdan – Drums

Doug Peterson – Retired bass
Paula Spur – Vocals on “Past Michael” and “Blue Moon”
Judy Macpherson – Vocals on “Driven” and “Icabod”
Frank Humphreys Buikema – Drums on “Birch Bay Remix”

Side 1:

1. Past Michael
2. Icabod
3. Cloistered
4. Driven
5. Stausche
6. Birch

Side 2:

1. Birthing Pains
2. Compasion
3. Utter Divine
4. Blue Moon Sacriledge
5. Noiseage
6. Birch Bay Remix

This is the first tape by Canadian alternative rock band Blush. Well, they kind of run a line between grunge and alternative rock on a way that reminds me of Fluffy’s Go, Fluffy, Go! mixed with L.S.U. Cash in Chaos and some No Longer Music thrown in. The 10-minute plus song “Stausche” shows they have an experimental side as well. And yes, this is a long tape with 12 songs (some very long), but I really like this style so I enjoyed it. They followed this up with Time in 1994. I also know that the guitarist was also in Cannon Heath Down and Motorcycle, and their “retired” bass player writes for Down the Line magazine. but I don’t know much about what else happened with this band.